Bangkok--21 Jun--SEC
The SEC awarded “ICT for society” for its accomplishment in developing Mobile App “start-to-invest” to promote financial literacy and investment knowledge to the general public and “Core Process Improvement” for developing its services and internal operating systems under the project 'SMART SEC Administrative Office'. The awards were given at “Thailand ICT Excellence Awards 2011-2012,” organized by Thailand Management Association (TMA) in cooperation with National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Software Park Thailand, and College of Innovation, Thammasat University, on June 19, 2012.
“As technology advancement tremendously changes people’s lifestyles, the SEC realizes the advantages of using technology to reach investors and the general public. Development of Mobile App ‘start-to-invest,’ an application disseminating knowledge about investment on iphone and ipad with user-friendly and comprehensive features was thus initiated by the SEC. App start-to-invest has drawn great attention from the general public, as 4 days after launching, the application went onto the world's Top4 Free App downloaded and top of Finance Section of Thai applications. This application helps raise awareness of the general public on financial planning for their future stability.
Meanwhile, the SEC has never stopped improving relevant procedures to achieve higher efficiency in which technology plays a vital role, particularly in management of enormous volume of information and documents. The project SMART SEC Administrative Office was launched and a number of systems were developed such as One For All Reporting System (OFAR) to reduce documentation burden for those making contact with the SEC and shorten the period for processing and disseminating information to the public. Technology Barcode and Virtual Barcode have also been used for storing and retrieving documents. It has been the preferred outcome that those making contact with the SEC usually spend much less time with the shorten procedures. Last but not least, it does support go green and save green campaign.